Chapter 91: The Lord of the Underworld (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
Natasha took advantage of the hazy blue light in the distance to carefully observe the surroundings, on one side was a spherical hollow, on the other side was the deep and oppressive pitch-black sea water and all kinds of strange deep-sea "monsters", the two were distinct, and there was no confusion at all.
"That part of the sea seems to have been squeezed out by the special 'Blue Gate', and there is not even a bit of air in it, so it is very difficult to hide from Helks's induction. She made her own judgment.
Originally, with Lucian's mastery of many strange magics, it would have been easy to sneak near the "Azure Gate" without attracting attention, but according to the information of Doris and the priest before him, Helks was right in front of the "Azure Gate", and with his legendary peak strength and intuition to match, it was really difficult to get close without the cover of seawater, fish, sea monsters, microorganisms, and deep-sea plants.
Lucien bowed his head slightly, looked at the surrounding environment again, and sank to the bottom of the sea with a heavy body, stepping on the "ground" rich in various mineral deposits.
"You stay here, I'll sneak in first. Lucien had an idea in his mind.
Natasha didn't hesitate and nodded slightly: "Okay, if something happens, I'll fly over immediately." ”
She herself knows very well that there is an unimaginable gap between herself and legendary magicians in terms of the ability to detect and stealthily infiltrate, and those magic that are so strange that they are beyond the scope of comprehension are the most suitable choices at this time, so if she forcibly asks to go, she will drag Lucian down when she encounters any unexpected situation, such as making him have to cast two spells to hide his traces.
Of course. It's not that mages are necessarily better at stealth and covert detection than knights, but the bloodline of the "Sword of Truth" can't do such a delicate thing, and other special bloodlines that are good at it are not necessarily worse than mages.
Seeing that Natasha agreed, Lucien's smile inspired the spell model in the soul, and the reason why he liked her was probably because she didn't drag her feet, knew how to prioritize things, knew how to weigh the pros and cons, and wouldn't be too emotional, but she wouldn't give up her most basic beliefs.
A faint yellowish-brown glow shone over Lucian's body. Envelop him all over. And the magic fluctuations are so slight that they are difficult to detect with the help of super magic skills.
In the yellow-brown light, Lucian's body suddenly softened, and all items, including the "Grand Arcanist's Robes", turned into a puddle of mud along with his body!
"Ooze Monsters?" Natasha's slightly confused voice came. She had never seen this strange spell. Only guess in the closest direction.
Lucian's clay-like body squirmed and merged with the undersea land, and his spiritual power seemed to have turned into countless tentacles, constantly extending in all directions. formed a "spiritual power network", bringing the nearby land into his control.
"No, a rare 'Lord of the Underground' of the Nine Rings of Magic, the 'Blue Gate' just squeezes out the sea water and does not sink the bottom of the sea, so it just comes in handy. Lucien explained to Natasha, "Either way, it's always 'underground'. ”
Natasha didn't ask any more questions, clutching the Sword of Truth and preparing for a surprise attack, while Lucien sank deeper into the ground and silently sneaked towards the Azure Gate.
Compared to the darkness of the deep sea, the darkness of the underground seems more oppressive, making people feel that they will be buried here at any time, although Lucien can sense the situation in the vicinity through the tentacles of spiritual power that extends to the ground, and he also has the illusion of time and space chaos, and I don't know what year it is.
After traveling two or three hundred kilometers, the projection of the main star of fate in Lucian's soul suddenly moved, and the spiritual power that extended to the ground suddenly recovered, and the trend of moving forward also came to an abrupt end, and the whole person nested quietly in the ground in a strange state.
You can't go any further, and in front of you is the "Absolute Defense" range of the "Lord of the Endless Ocean" Heyers!
The so-called "absolute defense" range is the peripheral range that a legendary peak almost absolutely controls, depending on the level of personal strength, different strengths, large and small, but without exception, no one can sneak into this range without arousing their vigilance, not even god-like ones.
Therefore, the cases of sneak attacks on the peak of the legend are all launched outside this range, or hidden in the cover of other targets in advance, so when the elven queen sneaked up on the previous demon prince, she used its "altar arranged by her own hands", so before the "dark lord" devoured the previous demon prince, he surrendered to it and "served" by its side, so Lucien thought that if there were other deep-sea fish, he could mix in them, so it was possible to hide Heyx's "absolute induction" - In the event that he is distracted by something else.
Although Lucian's tentacle spiritual power has retracted a lot, there is a considerable distance from the ground, but between the sand and rock and soil, there are always many small cavities, which are equivalent to the auxiliary eyes of the "Lord of the Underground", allowing Lucien to vaguely "see" the situation outside.
Not too far away, there is a magnificent palace, one without walls and completely supported by huge stone columns.
This palace has no comparison with the grandeur of the Necronomicon, except for the equivalent of a Nexus Palace, and the stone pillars are mottled and ancient, and the signs of fracture and collapse can be seen from time to time, like the ancient cities that have been submerged at the bottom by the sea.
The palace is in a circular shape, with an open-air altar in the center, and above the altar is a seemingly blue gate, which makes Lucien feel strangely familiar, because like the "soul hearth", it is transcendent, close in front of the eyes but far away in the sky, as if it can never be touched, cannot be approached.
"Sure enough, it's a bit like ......" Lucien noticed some similarities between the "Blue Gate" and the "Soul Fireplace" from Doris's statement, and it also has the same place as the fickle and lofty "Divine Radiance", "Maybe this is the real different embodiment of the world, so it gives people a similar feeling." ”
"The 'Blue Gate' is not in harmony with the altar and the palace, it does not feel the traces of time at all, while the altar and the palace are inscribed with the mottling of time. The Immortal Secret Room and the Immortal Corridor, the Soul Fireplace and the Necronomicon Temple seem to match much more......" Lucien identified the anomaly of the environment and made a preliminary reasoning, "It should have been built by a certain Sea Clan powerhouse who controlled the 'Azure Gate' after discovering the 'Azure Gate' to set off the status of the 'Azure Gate', but the latecomers didn't pay much attention to this additional thing, so they would have this desolate and old feeling." ”
Compared to the ruined palace, the altar is much more intact, and there are some new and obscure strange symbols near the Azure Gate and on the eight sides of the altar. Even a learned arcane like Lucien. I can't tell what the text is, but I feel that every three-dimensional symbol and pattern is simple and vicissitudes, as if it contains endless mysteries.
"Is it a text similar to the 'Dark Word' created by Helks and other powerful people who control the 'Azure Gate' based on the special characteristics of the 'Azure Gate'?" Lucien guessed the reason, but no matter what. The impact of these foundational "transcendent words" on the surrounding environment exposes their effects. Let Lucien slowly analyze the meaning of each word and the effect of the entire magic circle.
Under the eight sides of the altar. It is a blood ritual magic circle that Lucien is familiar with, and there are many sea elves, fishmen, and more kotao fishmen, mutated seahorses, poisonous jellyfish, and deep-sea wurms.
By the time Lucien noticed this, the Blood Sacrifice Magic Array had already been activated. These poor creatures were completely lifeless, and they froze in place like dried corpses, surrounded by a rich blood and milky white light, filled with pain, hatred, and despair as if they were substances.
On the altar, in front of the Azure Gate, stood two strange creatures, one was a tall fishman, as burly as a frost giant, and the scales on his body were no longer silver-gray, nor were they glowing with blood, but showed a deep blue and clear color like gems.
He wears a blue crown on his head, covering the upper half of his face in strange shadows, only a pair of crimson indifferent eyes shine through, which impresses with the hard lips of the lower half of his face, and his limbs are not as shrunken as the other fishmen, but strong and powerful, and his right hand holds a golden trident, and below the trident, an azure gem like an eye brings out a faint sense of time and space fluctuations.
This is the "Lord of the Endless Ocean", Emperor Kou Tao Fishman, Hei Erx.
Beside him was an even more monstrous creature, its entire body seemed to be made of transparent and soft material, twisting and fluttering, sometimes blooming like a flower, sometimes spreading like tentacles, and at the same time, the creature's face had no eyes, no nose, and no mouth, like a transparent film bag filled with water.
"The second in line among the Seven Seas Generals, the 'Dark Jellyfish'?" Lucien thought to himself.
Helcs watched the surrounding Blood Sacrifice Magic Array activate, and said in a voice like gold and stone: "When we open the Azure Gate, we will receive the gift of the sea, I will return to my strongest state, and you can get legendary materials that are no worse than the Azure Key." ”
"Can this method of using tens of thousands of lives and blood sacrifices really open the 'Blue Gate' in advance?" Tyres, the dark jellyfish, directly shook the surrounding void and made a sound.
"Of course, but we still have to join forces to activate the remaining transcendent circles, otherwise the power of the blood sacrifice alone will not be enough. Helx stepped into the center of the magic circle to the left of the Azure Gate, and Tils, the dark jellyfish, entered the right.
Lucien looked at this scene with some doubts in his heart, so he continued to observe.
The strange symbols and patterns shone at the same time, and the deep blue brilliance was matched with the blue gate.
Soon, a complex and mysterious three-dimensional magic array was formed, like a water palace shrouded in the altar, and in the eight sides of the blood sacrifice magic array, the rich blood mixed with despair, pain and hatred suddenly surged to the side of the "dark jellyfish" Tyrs!
"You!"
Sensing that something was wrong, Tilce unfolded in rage, dark blisters temporarily blocking out the influx of negativity and blood.
Helks raised his trident and said in an indifferent voice: "Don't blame me, you also saw the strength of Aglaia, if I don't want to find a way to improve, I will be thrown away by her, and the sea clan will come to an end." ”
"Hmph, then why don't you sacrifice yourself to fulfill me?" Tils, the dark jellyfish, squeezed out countless black juices.
"It's this again...... Lucien thought helplessly in the distance, but immediately became interested, this is the first time he has witnessed similar scenes with his own eyes, they are rare "experimental materials"!
So, the magic notebook in his soul library was spread out, recording the symbols, patterns, activation process, and every detail. (To be continued......)
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